Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Croatia or Puerto Rico?

Croatia, at 111 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Puerto Rico: Number of infants who die before age 1

Croatia

111 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

98 deaths

in 2023

Croatia rank

157th

Puerto Rico rank

159th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Croatia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 111 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 13 deaths.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 157th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,559 deaths	4,287 deaths	4,272 deaths	Croatia
1960s	3,660 deaths	2,700 deaths	960.6 deaths	Croatia
1970s	1,690 deaths	1,801 deaths	111 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	1,043 deaths	1,332 deaths	288.8 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	470.1 deaths	910.3 deaths	440.2 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	251.9 deaths	422.6 deaths	170.7 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	162.7 deaths	211.5 deaths	48.8 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	128.75 deaths	101.5 deaths	27.25 deaths	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Croatia or Puerto Rico?: Croatia, at 111 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Croatia and Puerto Rico?: 13 deaths, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Croatia ranks 157th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.